Long Description:He studied natural sciences at Cambridge University. After the First World War he studied radio waves and confirmed the existence of the layer in the Earth’s atmosphere called the Ionosphere which reflect radio waves.. He later discovered another layer higher in the atmosphere that reflects Short Wave Radio which now enables long distance communication across the world.

During the 2nd World War his research was used by other scientists to help develop RADAR.

He received the Nobel prize for Physics in 1947. He died on 21st April 1965.